tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126714172011-07-28T07:11:13.494-05:00I decided to start blogging about Jordan from the moment I found out I was pregnant. Jordan was born with an amputation just above her left elbow. Now I'm committed to making sure Jordan gets everything out of life. We feel blessed to be the parents of a very special little girl.NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-48198795752407549022010-09-27T00:46:00.001-05:002010-09-27T00:47:58.286-05:00

I officially moved this blog to Born Just Right (or better known as http://www.bornjustright.com)

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-90938312304358657212009-01-08T09:22:00.002-06:002009-01-11T03:01:20.340-06:00

I'm playing around with a new blog for Jordan:http://www.bornjustright.comI'd love your thoughts before I officially make the move! I'm still tinkering with possible layouts.UPDATE: New look as of 1.11.09!!

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I had a big meeting with the public school district yesterday to decide if she would qualify for their Individualized Education Program or IEP. It's a specialized plan for a child with disabilities in a learning environment. I had mixed feelings about the process since I don't consider Jordan disabled... But I kind of wanted an IEP so I could continue to get assistance in the expenses needed to

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In Jordan's ongoing quest to get better at dressing herself... She's running around the house without clothes on a lot more often. Her brother never did this... So it's kind of funny to be sitting around in the house and suddenly notice a tiny, skinny little person walking by.

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The birthday celebrating didn't end when we left Disney World (which by the way - left a balloon and a card signed by all of the major Disney characters in our hotel room the night before we left). We drove 10 hours to Knoxville to visit my bestest friend in the whole wide world who lives there. Shockingly - we hadn't see her in person in a VERY VERY long time. Even more shocking, she hadn't met

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The kids had a chance to go to Disney World for two days this year... We woke up and got out of the door in South Florida at 5am so we could check in early at the All Star Music Resort and head over to visit Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. My parents came along for the wild ride as well. Our first day was kindly sponsored by a number of ABC O&O reporters who work in Toledo, so we were able

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Jordan had the ultimate princess experience for her birthday... Along with getting sweet and fun princess accessories (a crown and a wand) she also got to get her hair done at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Cinderella's castle in the Magic Kingdom. It's as girly as it gets. Little girls come in and can pick the style of hair they want. It's super cute and silly. To add to the silly, my mom

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How exciting can life get when Santa brings you the princess pajamas, pink camera and pink Crocs you asked for? Well... For Jordan it also meant a chance to go to Disney World for two days! The thrill of Santa was alive and well in my parents' house on Christmas morning. To make the day more beautiful, it was sunny and gorgeous out. So after the kids played with their new toys and took in all of

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We returned to South Florida for the first time in two years... Two years. That seems so wrong. But when it takes many days to drive and flying is so expensive... I understand why we had to wait. But man, let me tell you. It was a perfect time to be there. The temperature was perfect. We had one rainy day out of seven. We got to swim and enjoy the beach. The kids got to ride bikes a bit. And to

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-55263168956842159272008-12-28T15:51:00.005-06:002009-01-02T22:50:55.359-06:00

I'm playing catch up with thousands of photos and pictures... I promise to tell many, many stories soon about Christmas and Jordan's third birthday. But first... A holiday greeting from us:

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We made it to Florida! We also had a chance to celebrate an early Christmas with Jordan and Cameron's Poppy and Grandma (aka my in-laws)! They had a ball opening gifts. We also got to drive long distances with the kids in the van -- for the first time we had them sitting in different rows with two separate DVD players.It changed EVERYTHING. Our drive was relatively peaceful... happy and enjoyable

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I caught Jordan working with her occupational therapist today before we ran off to attend the December graduation ceremony. It's incredible to see how she's able to encourage Jordan to use her prosthetic. The hard part - Jordan won't do a thing with it unless you remind her that it's there to help. We'll get there.The hard part - we had a snow storm that delayed Jordan's IEP meeting. That's the

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-34295064350891370452008-12-18T21:55:00.008-06:002008-12-19T14:53:28.058-06:00

There's a wonderful website that let Jordan and Cameron record a message for Santa -- and then their message is emailed to me! Here's what Jordan had to say: Crazy adorable.

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Yeah... We had another big dance performance for Jordan. It isn't the Nutcracker (since we're at a new school now) but it was a great experience anyway. Jordan performed with a local dance studio with the youngest class they offer. She and a bunch of other two-year-olds did a great job. I was really worried about the performance for a couple of reasons: 1) She decided not to perform earlier in

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Here is a picture of Jordan right before she walked into her new school yesterday. She was so excited. I had a new backpack to give her. She spent all morning wearing it and saying: "I'm ready to go to school!" Her first day in the classroom went pretty well. She played with all kinds of new friends and was so happy to tell me a few things about her day. From what she had to say, she was happy

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-62164087033809052472008-12-03T23:54:00.000-06:002008-12-04T02:03:12.962-06:00

Jordan and I had her first transition time at her new school today... and for some reason, I wasn't prepared to help teach the class about Jordan's difference. I bought books a year ago. I've saved dozens of accounts from other parents what they did when they brought their child to a new school. But for some reason I didn't think I'd have to work on this presentation to little kids until

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I took Jordan and Cameron to see Santa - I go early because I put together a family calendar every year and this is the last needed photo for the project. Anyway... This is the first time Jordan hasn't cried with the jolly guy. She seemed a little skeptical about her safety at first... but warmed up to him. The funniest moment: When Cameron reminded Jordan not to cry. This has actually been kind

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-73564253657455792492008-11-29T16:38:00.004-06:002008-11-29T16:57:15.588-06:00

Can you believe Jordan is only a month away from turning 3? It's mind boggling. In the last month she has turned even more into a strong, opinionated and highly verbal little girl. She is super proud of her new prosthetic. She didn't wear it much this week after we discovered a skin breakout that is healing very well (we'll start using cotton balls at the bottom of the gel sleeve). She had to

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Jordan is enjoying family time for Thanksgiving... Another year for us all to be very thankful. For one thing, we are lucky to be loved by a wonderful family. We may not all live that close to each other, but we've found so many ways to stay in touch. The kids' blogs are a great way for everyone to know we're doing okay. But each and every family member goes out of their way to find ways for us

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I've been out of town for a number of Wednesdays... So I figured I could add an additional picture of Jordan working with her new arm. She has three different hands. This is the one she really needs to work on with her occupational therapist. It was awesome to watch them work together this week and see how Jordan can really catch on how to make it work... She just needs encouragement to use it.

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I almost forgot... I was traveling yesterday and didn't get to post this. Jordan's blog was featured on the 5 Minutes for Special Needs website yesterday. One of the writers interviewed me. You can see it here.But since she couldn't post the full interview, here it is:Tell me a little about yourself and your family.I'm 34 and the mom of two kids: a six and a half year old son named Cameron and a

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I got back from China and went straight to work with Jordan! I met up with her occupational therapist to finally show her how Jordan's new prosthetic works. It was incredible to watch how Jordan took to naturally using the "hand" after we convinced her to work on it. (She was a little stubborn since I was there)It was cool to see what Jordan can and cannot do... Right after wroking with toys,

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-6959594950428451432008-11-19T07:18:00.002-06:002008-11-19T07:27:58.488-06:00

The first night I slept in Shanghai I left my phone on... Silly me since there's a 14 hour difference. I happened to notice my phone buzzing and decided to answer it. The person on the phone was from a preschool where Jordan was on the waiting list. Apparently there's a chance for her to attend, but we needed to decide within 24 hours.But I was in China!! So I needed to contact Randy, chat with

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I'm in China and feeling like I've gotten my body adjusted to the 14 hour time difference in Shanghai. All it took was not sleeping for one night and sleeping a lot on my 14 hour flight from Chicago to Shanghai. Nutty stuff.I'm happy to report I'm here and we were able to figure out how to get Skype's video chat function to work... So I got to see the kids before they went to bed. That was so

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-60773182180121561982008-11-15T22:10:00.005-06:002008-11-16T01:14:28.236-06:00

I'm in a hotel just hours away from when I need to hop on a plane towards Shanghai for work. It's very exciting. I doubt I'll be able to get access to this blog from blogger.com since China blocks many popular American web tools. But I might try to email updates. We'll see what happens.I haven't updated one last big event for Jordan this past week. I took her to the occupational therapy clinic on

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-17430450760062678152008-11-12T11:55:00.006-06:002008-11-12T13:29:58.956-06:00

I think they shot the picture a little wide -- notice all the space around her. But Jordan flashed a sweet smile for this year's school picture. I bought the picture CD, but they only gave me this tiny size. Oh well.Since we got back into town early enough - Jordan and I are going to pick up her new shoe inserts. I bought new shoes for her while we were away that should make it really easy to

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-29520275186889366332008-11-12T00:18:00.006-06:002008-11-12T12:14:27.109-06:00

We met with David one more time before heading home. Jordan was pretty darn excited about having a chance to play with him. Since we went to the children's museum, she has warmed up to actually using her hook.Here she is using both hands pushing a big exercise ball with David:But we had this one moment that was unexpected. Jordan got to do something I had mourned we would never get to do with her

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-5906202974468472342008-11-10T23:05:00.005-06:002008-11-11T00:39:45.408-06:00

We met up with Jordan's prosthetist, David Rotter, again today. This time we met on his turf - the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center. Getting Jordan's arm on this morning was pretty easy. I think I bribed her with television or something but she didn't sqirm or complain or anything. That was pretty nice. Today I had her wear the hook arm - it hooks to stuff and it opens and closes.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-13596771846489153342008-11-08T22:33:00.004-06:002008-11-12T12:08:19.693-06:00

So we wore the new arm today -- I decided to have Jordan wear her new bouncy hand -- low pressure and simple to put on. Jordan didn't like that I made her wear it, but I wanted to see when it's helpful and when it's in the way.My first note: She can pound on the wall with TWO hands. And boy did she think that was fun. Before we left for the day she was pounding on a wall -- I went in to find out

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-46946863312648341292008-11-07T23:05:00.005-06:002008-11-07T23:13:30.002-06:00

Well... We have an arm to play with over the weekend. Jordan's new prosthetic has the ability to use three different "hands." A hook that opens and closes when Jordan uses her shoulders, a hand with a little flexibility and offers simple stability and a hand that holds onto a bike! (yahoo!)Of all three "hands," Jordan likes the bike one the most. Maybe because it makes her look like a Lego

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-89957442302793445542008-11-07T11:47:00.004-06:002008-11-07T20:39:23.439-06:00

We're getting closer to an arm that works for Miss Jordan. We just tried on her new arm with a hand that bounces! It's slightly flexible and just gives Jordan extra stability. She almost immediately took a liking to it when she realized she can bounce or clap with both hands!Bouncing:Clapping:I also quickly interviewed her... She's not that interested in getting interviewed.If you can't watch,

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-7585082776128740582008-11-06T11:36:00.002-06:002008-11-06T11:43:28.033-06:00

We are at Schreck and Siress and working with David Rotter - who was recommended by a thousand different people (okay, actually ten). Anyway, he's patiently helping Jordan prepare for her first body powered prosthetic. I caught this moment when she tried to move the hand for the first time with David's help.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-73793240757658820242008-11-05T21:01:00.003-06:002008-11-12T12:04:18.437-06:00

So Jordan and I have made it to the Chicago area to start working with Scheck and Siress - a prosthetic company that has many, many offices in the area. I had shot a tiny video clip of us on the road - but the wireless card that I actually turned around to pick up on my way out of town (lost 40 minutes in that move) is chugging along so slowly that I can't even upload a picture. (wah)I'm sitting

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-68803371083151407292008-10-26T22:13:00.012-05:002008-10-26T23:37:36.248-05:00

Jordan is exhausted. I'm exhausted. We're all exhausted. But MAN did we have fun this weekend.First Cameron, Jordan and I went to see High School Musical 3 in the movies Friday night. It was a heck of a production and we all had fun. Even Jordan was singing along and actually seemed to follow the story line a bit. She didn't get too antsy and no one seemed to mind that she would talk to me from

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It was open house at Jordan's dance class yesterday... Here's a quick little peek:

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I'm so proud of how big Jordan is getting... She's decided she will only swing on her brother's swing. And what's even cooler - she let him push her a little over the weekend. She's been so skittish about swings, I was really excited to watch this little moment!

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-10379427310801863822008-10-20T00:38:00.007-05:002008-10-20T08:07:29.842-05:00

Miss Jordan is so big... And if you look at this picture, you'll agree. She asked to go outside and swing on the swing. Look at the pride and comfort she has on the swing. It was so cool to watch. She doesn't know how to pump her legs, but she could hang on and not lose balance while swinging back and forth. It wasn't too long when she wouldn't ride a swing or if she did, she had to do it in a

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-21738040475464287402008-10-17T07:57:00.006-05:002008-10-19T11:35:11.473-05:00

Jordan had a great time on her very first field trip with her school. She and her friends were SO excited in the process of getting there that by the time the crowd made it to the farm, they were all exhausted!I think the main excitement was just the fact they got out and about. It was a little chilly and Jordan had to wear tights -- the first time she's worn tights in almost a year. She kept

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-32940863302080718362008-10-14T13:51:00.006-05:002008-10-16T22:23:22.073-05:00

All of my neighbors were talking about a kid who was on The Today Show yesterday morning... He lost his arm to an alligator this past summer and he's been given the latest technology by Hanger Prosthetics. You should click here and watch.This kid is awesome and clearly I need to get to know Hangar's Troy Farnsworth who is the director of the company's National Upper Extremity Program. I haven't

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-87437806985377888702008-10-13T12:06:00.002-05:002008-10-13T12:08:03.510-05:00

I went back to my old video storage site, Motionbox and I was happy to see its improvements. So here's a bit of video from a couple of weeks ago with Jordan showing some football spirit.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-53895908932135714062008-10-12T21:55:00.004-05:002008-10-12T22:45:13.646-05:00

There are many times when I feel very lucky to live where I live. Today was one of those days. First, we woke up early to go to church to see Cameron perform in the children's choir. It's the older group of kids and they sang with the adults. Jordan was excited to see her brother up there singing. Afterwards it was so nice to say hello to many people and just smile and feel welcomed around a lot

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-60280479999884735822008-10-09T22:07:00.003-05:002008-10-09T22:27:36.776-05:00

I have a lot going on right now... And I don't feel like I'm ready for any of it. I'm leading a huge project for election night. Jordan and I go to Chicago the next day to build a new proshtetic and a few days after we get home I'm headed to Shanghai to conduct training on new media... Although I don't know specifically what the media group wants me to train. Thanksgiving is right after that.

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NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-13202042567040994032008-10-06T00:32:00.001-05:002008-10-06T00:37:03.697-05:00

I took some time off from life this weekend and had fun putting together a summer vacation scrapbook. Check it out:

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-150235637160277162008-10-05T23:41:00.006-05:002008-10-06T12:42:11.527-05:00

I've noticed some tiny but amazing things about Jordan lately. First, she's certain she can do anything... And I mean ANYTHING. Most of the time she's right. She can put her pants on and off all by herself. She can take off all of her own clothes. She climbs stairs of any size. She can even get down off the front stoop of our house which is just a little too high for anyone to use. She can get

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-34053081062936883032008-10-03T13:33:00.005-05:002008-10-03T14:15:19.913-05:00

I know it's silly to put the kids in their costumes already... But they arrived in the mail yesterday and I let them try them on. They are both SO excited. Cameron is going to be Anakin Skywalker and Jordan is a butterfly princess. I got them both to pose in character. Too freaking funny.I also took Jordan to the local cheap haircut place to get a trim. I wanted to take her back to the girlygirl

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-65505779363657417592008-10-01T22:27:00.003-05:002008-10-02T00:13:33.489-05:00

My strong-willed child is taking her ability to communicate to a new level. She's getting pretty dominant in a rude way. Earlier this week I thought it was kind of funny when I went to check on her in the bathroom at school... And she yelled: Get out of here! I do it myself! Leave me alone!It was rude, but I let her be. But now she's yelling at me to get out of the room when I want to watch her

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You may see a major trend in the photos I show here on Jordan's blog. Dance, soccer, football. Repeat. Dance, soccer, football. We've had a pretty active but consistent life in the last few weeks. Jordan has dance on Thursday and Saturdays have had the combination of Cameron's soccer games and going to football games. So my pictures of Jordan are clearly in a pattern of pink, green, black and

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-81815661532023859092008-09-24T00:38:00.009-05:002008-09-24T00:42:38.935-05:00

Jordan is periodically interested in hair bows... But during the football game last weekend she decided her bow was more interesting in dad or mom's hair. I caught a moment between Jordan and her dad that is worth sharing.

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I'm not one to try to talk politics here on this web page... I do that during my day at work. But I did want to let anyone know who would be interested about a new bipartisan bill that was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Friday. It was introduced with the support of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA). The bill is called the "Group Health Plan Prosthetics Parity Act of 2008" and is designed

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I pushed my luck tonight. I let the kids stay up super late last night then I dragged them all over the place today. We had Cameron's soccer game where Jordan got to play soccer with her newest friends. (Anyone her size is a new friend. It's so sweet) Then we ran to the football game and stayed for the first half. Jordan fell asleep in the car and I dropped Cameron off at a neighborhood birthday

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-35043550182057756972008-09-19T00:08:00.006-05:002008-09-19T00:30:00.329-05:00

Well... it could be because I've been SO swamped at work. There were a number of big events underway here and I had a lot to do with those. During this time, I got a really cool haircut (I have yet to find a cool picture that documents it) and Jordan got back into the swing of taking her dance class. It's obviously a class made for two year olds. Two of the little girls aren't interested in

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-82687671774420055292008-09-06T16:02:00.001-05:002008-09-06T16:02:30.231-05:00

Jordan is starting to warm up to her class... It's funny how she reacted so negatively to her new class when she had one teacher that she's had since April and she's in the same room. The trick: one new teacher and only two of the same classmates. We regressed a ton in the potty training department and she was ANGRY at school.Luckily she warmed up to the class this week. She was happy at drop off

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-34867132042157247912008-09-03T00:15:00.007-05:002008-09-03T00:29:49.447-05:00

This is my favorite moment at the water spray park on Labor Day. She is SO dang funny.Nothing is going to stop her and I'm pretty certain she'll figure out a way to do a head stand.

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I knew Jordan was getting to the point when she would be able talk about her difference. I think Sunday was the first day I got to watch her in action. There was a little girl sitting next to her at church who looked over to her mom and said: "That girl doesn't have an arm!" I looked at her and said my traditional: "That's how she was born." Then Jordan gave her explanation:"I got a big hand. See

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It's been a crazy couple of weeks as I transition into a new role at work and we snuck in a weekend trip to St. Louis. The kids got to see their uncle AND enjoy the Magic House and the Zoo. Jordan is still talking about the animals - especially the penguins.I was looking at the calendar and this month has just flown by. In the last month, we've seen Jordan grow in some ways and regress

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-73541647606749921362008-08-22T00:32:00.004-05:002008-08-22T00:38:15.419-05:00

So Jordan wakes up in a bright and cheery mood. She woke up an hour later than usual and I thought that was a little strange... So I took the boy to school by himself while Randy stayed at home. So when I come in, I hug Jordan and take her to the bathroom. Along the way, she told me "my face is broke." I didn't think that made any sense and gave her a big smooch.A little later I brushed her hair

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-77991783690194859822008-08-20T21:17:00.003-05:002008-08-20T21:20:38.003-05:00

I mentioned I took the kids hiking this past weekend... This was the first time I really let Jordan hike along with her brother an I. We started with her in the backpack, but she didn't stay in there for long. She really held her own and I was very proud. The trail was really bumpy and she never fell down. We even climbed into a cave. That's when I took this picture. She's standing on a rock even

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-80527968192822677442008-08-19T22:57:00.002-05:002008-08-19T23:00:34.952-05:00

I've been consumed with work this week... So I haven't been able to post about Jordan enough. She's been talking up a storm and it's pretty great.Here's Jordan and Cameron yelling into an old silo. SO funny. Making noise from NerdyMom on Vimeo.Here's my attempt at interviewing Jordan about hiking as she hiked -- note the little comment from Cam right at the end. Very sweet. They love hiking

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-52394774061198198242008-08-13T23:13:00.002-05:002008-08-14T00:18:37.378-05:00

I mentioned in an earlier post, but I wanted to share Jordan's happiness while she danced during a school event this past weekend. She is so into music and dancing... The joy in her eyes is so worth the knowledge that I will have years of buying dance recital outfits and expensive classes.

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I'm finally finding time here and there to look through the little snippets of video I gathered during our vacation. Here's a moment of Jordan playing in the sand - She was already COVERED in sand and she made sure she added a new layer: That's my brother in the background reacting to the sand in Jordan's mouth. I love how she just momentarily recognized that her mouth might taste of sand and

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-65047195784456640792008-08-10T00:21:00.003-05:002008-08-10T00:42:27.825-05:00

Jordan's school holds a summer luau picnic every summer. It's kind of a way to celebrate the end of the year - a lot of kids are about to move on to elementary school and others are about to move into new classrooms. What I like about it is the chance to win a tuition discount in a raffle (didn't win this year) and the kids get to perform for the parents.Jordan had a blast!user_id=56555979@N00&

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-46842664976230930922008-07-31T23:10:00.000-05:002008-08-01T09:20:23.404-05:00

I had a crazy day... The kind of day when you wake up you don't want to get up but if you don't everything will just get crazier. Jordan had a meeting at our house that was followed by an appointment for both dogs at the vet that was followed by a gathering where I was helping set up a computer system. I had no time to go from one place to the other let alone get Jordan to school!So Jordan "

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-12749338321827950792008-07-30T21:35:00.005-05:002008-07-30T21:49:45.394-05:00

Jordan discovered her brother's digital camera (don't tell him) while she was in the newsroom yesterday. She ran all over the place taking pictures. It was SO classic. It took her about four or five pictures when she figured out the whole process. She actually took my picture while I took her picture.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-17712898516381892942008-07-29T23:51:00.000-05:002008-07-30T01:22:30.915-05:00

Jordan got to celebrate her 31st month birthday by enjoying dinner at a station potluck. We had a TON of food and Jordan got to woo every single person there. She is not worried about being polite (although demanding) and adorable.I'm so amazed to have this big girl in my house. In the last month, Jordan has taken her independence and shown me how easy it is to switch between big girl who can do

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-71378409912887299102008-07-28T23:32:00.000-05:002008-07-30T01:22:53.212-05:00

I had to work tonight, but I wanted to announce that Jordan's bedtime grace period has ended. On May 2nd, we moved turned our girl's crib into a daybed. I waited a week and expected her to start escaping from her room and avoiding bedtime.Almost three months later, she finally did on the day before she turned 31 months old!Randy found her at the top of the stairs grinning a silly grin and telling

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-46161446347699149622008-07-27T20:57:00.005-05:002008-07-27T23:40:58.387-05:00

We've been out to eat a little more than usual. With all of our traveling, Jordan has figured out the process it takes to eat food at a restaurant. Lately, she takes charge when the waitress asks us for an order.My in-laws were in town to spend time with the girl and take the boy to their house for the week. So we got to go out to restaurants again. Last night, Jordan immediately asked for her

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-26048159425568104752008-07-23T22:20:00.008-05:002008-07-23T23:49:03.519-05:00

I stumbled upon this awesome idea from the blog 5 Minutes for Special Needs. It's a chance to show a cool moment of our kidlets through photos. Special needs is a tough word for me to swallow sometimes even though Jordan is two and a half and we've had a long time to digest what her differences mean in this world. She does need special things every once and a while. But thanks to her stubbornness

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-83441764047919482252008-07-20T23:16:00.006-05:002008-07-21T00:25:03.912-05:00

Jordan had a very busy weekend. It started with a Friday night trip to the Cardinals. She had an amazing time especially when you consider the fact that she should have been in bed at the time the game started! She loved the hot dog, she loved seeing Fred Bird (she even had his picture on her t-shirt and that apparently was AWESOME), she loved being silly in our seats. It was great.What wasn't

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-53048048821728015242008-07-20T16:13:00.002-05:002008-07-20T23:16:09.891-05:00

I tell you, the girl really loves popcorn.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-23276603233340674862008-07-18T12:15:00.002-05:002008-07-18T12:19:44.639-05:00

So there's this big event underway that only Mom Bloggers really know about. It's called BlogHer. It's a really cool way women bloggers connect each and every year. It happens in the summer, which makes sense. But it also happens close to my family vacation time and I haven't been able to attend... Let along AFFORD to attend!So I've started talking to a number of mom bloggers on Twitter and

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-47255210523055509832008-07-16T00:44:00.009-05:002008-07-16T02:31:52.805-05:00

We finally made it home. I'm so happy and sad at the same time. Every year, our time in Maine has become a natural constant in our lives. It's a great chance for my little family connect with my side of my family. The kids get to play with my parents and my brother. It's such a constant that my Mom reminded me that I didn't mention them in any of my vacation posts.Jordan proved our family time

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-29377794490489070802008-07-14T19:52:00.007-05:002008-07-14T21:25:49.899-05:00

We're wrapping up our first day of driving home from a great vacation. The kids have been pretty tolerant although I think they've just about had enough driving for today. I have to say, the more often we visit Maine, the more thankful I am to have such a beautiful place to visit with my kids. Both Jordan and Cameron seem to have a true enjoyment of the outdoors and beautiful things like the

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-16107674287720183672008-07-14T16:27:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:27:28.512-05:00

I started writing a bunch of stuff about our vacation in a post last night but I didn't get it done before I needed to go to bed. Now we're on the road headed home. We expect to stop somewhere in Ohio tonight. We are almost out of New York and plan to eat dinner somewhere in Pennsylvania to give the kids a chance to run around and eat food I wouldn't normally feed them.Speaking of food.

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-25926090762225422062008-07-12T22:03:00.005-05:002008-07-12T22:15:35.523-05:00

We're all winding down our big mega-vacation. Tomorrow is our final day in Maine before we drive home. It's a long 24-hour trip in the car -- which could be even longer with Jordan's constant need to use the bathroom. I'm hoping we can get her toilet training back on track - she's had a few more accidents than before the trip. The good news: She hasn't completely lost her skills. I'm certain that

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-31511236948819773162008-07-09T23:06:00.000-05:002008-07-09T21:20:14.708-05:00

We've been in Maine for four days. I guess the ocean air has kept me unmotivated and unable to hop onto my computer or cellphone to send pictures or stories. Sorry about that. I've been trying to sift through the hundreds of pictures I took of our camping trip while compiling new ones here in Maine. I actually took the majority of yesterday off from the camera. I needed a break from documenting..

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-65383018244522486042008-07-08T09:59:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:27:49.252-05:00

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-71015543957625375672008-07-04T11:57:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:28:28.875-05:00

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-11415597737681523812008-07-01T12:32:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:28:52.707-05:00

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-38926142439997916362008-06-30T16:13:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:29:23.735-05:00

You can hear the river, the kids love playing in it. So far so good!!

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-20915910710768652932008-06-29T19:55:00.003-05:002008-06-29T20:01:00.454-05:00

We made it to our final hotel before we start our camping trip for five days. We snagged a nice room in northern Vermont before we cross the border over to New Hampshire. It's very exciting.I will probably be completely offline until after we arrive in Maine. I promised Cam that I would not turn on the computer at all while we camp. That means five days off the grid. It's longer than I've gone in

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-80334013765787827622008-06-29T14:37:00.003-05:002008-07-14T21:29:44.393-05:00

Jordan woke up last this morning. She took forever falling asleep. It was challenging sleeping next to her. Actually is was so challenging that I ended up sleeping at the bottom of the bed so she wouldn't kick me in the head. Anyway, she was still sleeping this morning when Randy and I sat there watching her. She looked like an angel. So I had to take a picture of her sleeping in the car.We're

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-85785118327827999112008-06-28T14:17:00.001-05:002008-07-14T21:30:09.564-05:00

We're on the road for our big summer vacation. We're super lucky to have a great house/dog sitter taking care of things while we're away. So now we can focus on having fun without worry... Other than the fact that I'm on call for jury duty while I'm away. I'm not exactly sure how to deal with that if they want me to serve!Anyway... We're taking the next two days to drive to New Hampshire to go

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-28401042050895056762008-06-24T01:05:00.005-05:002008-06-24T08:48:34.247-05:00

Jordan's had her hair cut one time... Until today. I wanted to help her hair take shape before we head out for a big mega-vacation. So I looked into places I could take her and the price wasn't any different between a nice grown-up hair place or the new local girly-girl salon.I went with the girly-girl salon. She loved it. (Cameron was not that interested in being there... When we got to the door

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-63778505574264415042008-06-19T22:33:00.005-05:002008-06-19T23:43:26.887-05:00

I just love spending time with my Aunt and it was so great to take Jordan back to Dallas to see her last weekend. I happen to be out of town AGAIN - this time I'm on my own to attend a journalism forum. But I just wanted to tell everyone a little more about Jordan's great trip with Aunt Jan.First, Jordan and I were totally off schedule. I had to wake her at 3am to get us to the airport. The first

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-17840664826041997302008-06-18T09:15:00.003-05:002008-06-18T09:25:26.568-05:00

I knew it would happen someday... But it's happening now. Jordan is telling me "I can't do it." She often says it with a task she can do but takes extra effort. Most of the time it is putting on underwear or shorts."I can't do it."But you can. I've seen you do it. I know it takes extra effort but I KNOW you can do it.So now I have to be stubborn. I'll let her yell or scream "I CAN'T DO IT!" But I

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-88168684669289332562008-06-17T11:56:00.003-05:002008-06-17T12:01:52.864-05:00

I'm so behind on pictures and life stories about Jordan. We got back into town yesterday morning at 3am after spending a long weekend with my Aunt. She's been battling cancer and we were able to get into town in between chemo treatments. My Aunt is amazing and it was SO great to be with her while she felt pretty good. Miss Jordan was awesome. She dealt with the horrible travel schedule, danced

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-15836869818207255252008-06-06T23:46:00.003-05:002008-06-07T00:00:47.417-05:00

Jordan had her first dance class yesterday. It was kinda cool. Not because she really participated in the class (I'd say she half participated). What was cool was how she was excited about getting dressed up. She talked about being a princess and wearing princess shoes (her ballet shoes). She was very proud to be a part of that experience.It was actually very cool to see her in the class. She was

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-21514463963656186552008-06-03T22:24:00.005-05:002008-06-03T23:07:50.372-05:00

Jordan had her feet casted once again to get her new shoe inserts. It has been SO long since her ankles have had extra support. I look forward to being able to help her feel a lot more comfortable while we hike all over the place this summer.When we got to the orthotic company, I was worried she would be really cranky and uncooperative. But she changed moods really rapidly and was really very

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-42817674715333042372008-06-03T10:49:00.004-05:002008-06-03T12:01:26.178-05:00

Jordan is starting to talk and talk and talk. So I have to write down a couple of funny things she's saying.When turning on a light she says: "I open the light."When turning off a light she says: "I close the light."When Randy was leaving for work yesterday she asked: "You got your bye-bye bag? You go to your car and go bye bye?"Bye bye bag. I like that. I isn't a computer bag anymore. It's a bye

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-72734195585373757032008-05-29T20:18:00.003-05:002008-05-30T00:40:24.049-05:00

In my constant documentation of Jordan, we've reached my girl's 29th month. Every month is another amazing jump in independence and personality. I'm not sure how I can properly document this little one's growth as she becomes more like a a little person every day. I obviously post a lot. This happens to be my 600th post about a 29 month old. That seems a bit extreme. I guess this mom blog thing

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-62476678352232681002008-05-28T23:04:00.001-05:002008-05-28T23:04:45.188-05:00

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-17210809042082289982008-05-26T19:29:00.004-05:002008-05-26T19:37:48.256-05:00

Jordan and Cam got to go to the local Memorial Day parade in town... And I had not realized, but this was her first chance to watch a parade from the side. She's been in two homecoming parades, but never sat through one. Funny.She was really interested in all of the cars and waving to as many members of the military as possible. We walked around town after that and enjoyed a tasty treat for lunch

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-88810739781312218202008-05-24T21:32:00.009-05:002008-05-25T14:25:20.792-05:00

The morning was rainy, really rainy. So rainy that when it finally stopped, the water was running through our driveway as if it was still raining. Jordan was thrilled to enjoy the puddles and blooming flowers outside. We had spent most of the morning playing Wii Fit. It's a lot of fun and I broke a sweat a little here and there.The highlight of the day: Taking Jordan to a local dance company's

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-62915313686007608042008-05-23T21:42:00.003-05:002008-05-23T22:46:18.701-05:00

Remember how I was all concerned about this potty thing when we went cold turkey on Sunday? Today Jordan was dry from when we put on the cotton this morning until I put on her bedtime diaper. I'm thinking I might need to give up diapers all together and see what the overnight experience is like. (Messy I'm sure... but today she surprised the heck out of me, it could continue)The potty party day

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-8095160032240142352008-05-21T01:05:00.004-05:002008-05-21T01:09:54.508-05:00

Miss Jordan is all about outside time... So during Cameron's t-ball game last Friday, we picked flowers. I couldn't help shooting her in and out of the frame (my nerdy video friends know what I'm talking about)

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-81667961774029582792008-05-20T15:39:00.007-05:002008-05-20T23:35:53.983-05:00

I promise not to blog much more about the potty training experience. Here's the deal - Jordan will do it when she wants to do it. Yesterday at school, she told her teachers that she needed to pee, but then they got into a spat over who would take off her pants. Jordan wanted to do it!!! So since that took too long, she ended up peeing in her pants. She had a couple of situations through the day

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-78407923176607176722008-05-19T09:56:00.002-05:002008-05-19T10:00:44.425-05:00

I bought the cotton underwear - She's wearing them and I've already had to do two extra loads of laundry. That's cool, we're learning. She's already used the potty more than ever before.And she doesn't really like it. When she uses the potty, it's exciting and she's proud. But she doesn't like that I've pushed this situation on her. Pull ups and diapers are awesome.So... I set her off to school

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-49425024427595070602008-05-15T21:50:00.002-05:002008-05-16T12:13:27.823-05:00

I've suddenly started feeling crummy. My goal was to leave the house this evening to shop for cotton underwear for the girl... But I've suddenly picked up a sore throat and I'm wondering if my body is saying I should put this potty training on hold. I'll give it a couple of days.Here's the problem: She's finally consistent with the potty thing without pants. So I should just go for it. I know I

NerdyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-72051116380337266912008-05-13T23:33:00.002-05:002008-05-14T00:08:27.935-05:00

So... Remember how I thought we were in a grace period when we took the crib rail down? A grace period between when Jordan was contained to her crib and the time when she realizes that she can get out of her bed whenever she wants to?Ummm. We're still in that grace period.Can I still call it a grace period when we're reaching close to two weeks of sleeping in a "big girl" bed? It's stunning. She

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